Z10-day meditation slot: The Yoga Sutra One by One Seminar, its Intensive, and The Power of Prana:Soma, Agni, & Marut with Doug Keller

July 25 - Aug 03, 2008

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The 10-day meditation slot includes 2 Weekend Seminars and a 4-day Intensive.

JULY 25 - JULY 27 : WEEKEND SEMINAR   
The Yoga Sutra One by One. 

The definitive text on yoga was written by the sage Patanjali over two thousand years ago. Consisting of just 195 short sentences, Patanjali’s words offer countless layers of insight into the spiritual aims of yoga. This seminar includes the opportunity to learn a little Sanskrit, translate ancient theory into modern practice, and reflect on the final goal of yoga. You will also catch glimpses of other texts, such as the Bhagavad Gita, as we move through the text.

Major topics include:

  • The overall architecture of the text
  • How Patanjali measures yoga in terms of progress in working with one’s mind
  • What to do with a mind that seems both unsteady and preoccupied
  • How the Yoga Sutra explains the difficult relationship between the conscious and the unconscious mind

JULY 28-31: 4–DAY INTENSIVE 
The Yoga Sutra One by One.   

The intensive consists of an evening program, beginning at 7:30 or 8:00 pm. The daytime hours include morning classes and free time for meditation, study, exercise, rest and invitation to karma yoga.

Hours are applicable towards the Institute's teacher training program at the 500-hour level.
 
AUGUST 1-3: WEEKEND SEMINAR 
The Power of Prana: Soma, Agni, and Marut with Doug Keller. 

Refresh and energize with asana and pranayama as we explore the full expression of the yoga tradition. Each session of the workship will integrate a key theme of yoga philosophy, with principles of energy flow and fundamental therapeutic principles drawn from Doug's popular series of articles in Yoga+ magazine.

The themes will focus on the pure energies of prana: soma, the moonlike essence of vitality and integration; agni, the fiery power of transformation; and marut, the essence of movement and circulation.

Sessions will include:

  • Asana practice incorporating news you can use - anatomy and therapeutic principles to maintain balanced health and overcome muscle and joint problems
  • Pranayama as mantra - exploring the subtleties of the Hamsa/So'ham mantra as a fundamental key to peaceful and centered meditation
  • The nine fundamental rasas, or pure emotions; how to watch our emotional diet; and the relationship of rasa to the life of meditation.


 The accommodation rate indicated below is for a 10-day/9-night stay.

Instructors:
Rolf Sovik, PsyD, Doug Keller, MA, and Himalayan Institute Faculty

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